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Sale before Completion of Development: Pricing and Strategy

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  • Rose Neng Lai
  • Ko Wang
  • Yuqing Zhou

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The paper examines the risk‐and‐return characteristics of a popular development strategy, the presale system (or sale before completion), used in many Asian cities. We model a presale decision in a real‐options framework and suggest that the use of presale is primarily for a risk‐sharing purpose. That is, developers can reduce bankruptcy and marketing risks by selling (or leasing) their projects before their completion dates. Our model also indicates that, because of the presale system, there is a barrier for new developers to enter into a market, which helps explain the anecdotal observation that most real estate markets in Asian cities are oligopolistic in nature and dominated by large developers.

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  • Rose Neng Lai & Ko Wang & Yuqing Zhou, 2004. "Sale before Completion of Development: Pricing and Strategy," Real Estate Economics, American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, vol. 32(2), pages 329-357, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:reesec:v:32:y:2004:i:2:p:329-357
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1080-8620.2004.00094.x
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